FERNWARE BINDING .
The Poetical Works of H.W. LongfellowT. Nelson & Sons, (London) 1873 - viii; (9)-688 pages. Illustrated. Endpapers spotted. All edges in gilt. Original morocco spine with Fernware wooden boards, some light scratches. Fern ware bindings mainly date from the 1870s, being an adaptation of Mauchline ware. In most cases actual ferns were used directly or indirectly, using three or four different processes in the manufacture. After the ferns were applied to the wooden surface it was then subjected to a dark brown stipple treatment before the removal of the ferns and subsequent varnishing. Size: 8vo. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
[Bookseller: Roger Collicott Books]